diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index caa84707cfb..11c75f064eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ v 8.13.0 (unreleased)
   - Replace bootstrap caret with fontawesome caret (ClemMakesApps)
   - Fix unnecessary escaping of reserved HTML characters in milestone title. !6533
   - Add organization field to user profile
+  - Fix enter key when navigating search site search dropdown. !6643 (Brennan Roberts)
   - Fix deploy status responsiveness error !6633
   - Fix resolved discussion display in side-by-side diff view !6575
   - Optimize GitHub importing for speed and memory
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
index d4403375643..e034ca68645 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_dropdown.js
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@
             return false;
           }
           if (currentKeyCode === 13 && currentIndex !== -1) {
+            e.preventDefault();
             _this.selectRowAtIndex();
           }
         };
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/search_autocomplete_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/search_autocomplete_spec.js
index 4470fbcb099..333128782a2 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/search_autocomplete_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/search_autocomplete_spec.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 /*= require lib/utils/common_utils */
 /*= require lib/utils/type_utility */
 /*= require fuzzaldrin-plus */
+/*= require turbolinks */
+/*= require jquery.turbolinks */
 
 (function() {
   var addBodyAttributes, assertLinks, dashboardIssuesPath, dashboardMRsPath, groupIssuesPath, groupMRsPath, groupName, mockDashboardOptions, mockGroupOptions, mockProjectOptions, projectIssuesPath, projectMRsPath, projectName, userId, widget;
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@
       list = widget.wrap.find('.dropdown-menu').find('ul');
       return assertLinks(list, projectIssuesPath, projectMRsPath);
     });
-    return it('should not show category related menu if there is text in the input', function() {
+    it('should not show category related menu if there is text in the input', function() {
       var link, list;
       addBodyAttributes('project');
       mockProjectOptions();
@@ -148,6 +150,23 @@
       link = "a[href='" + projectIssuesPath + "/?assignee_id=" + userId + "']";
       return expect(list.find(link).length).toBe(0);
     });
+    return it('should not submit the search form when selecting an autocomplete row with the keyboard', function() {
+      var ENTER = 13;
+      var DOWN = 40;
+      addBodyAttributes();
+      mockDashboardOptions(true);
+      var submitSpy = spyOnEvent('form', 'submit');
+      widget.searchInput.focus();
+      widget.wrap.trigger($.Event('keydown', { which: DOWN }));
+      var enterKeyEvent = $.Event('keydown', { which: ENTER });
+      widget.searchInput.trigger(enterKeyEvent);
+      // This does not currently catch failing behavior. For security reasons,
+      // browsers will not trigger default behavior (form submit, in this
+      // example) on JavaScript-created keypresses.
+      expect(submitSpy).not.toHaveBeenTriggered();
+      // Does a worse job at capturing the intent of the test, but works.
+      expect(enterKeyEvent.isDefaultPrevented()).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
 }).call(this);